History · Sources of Medieval Indian History
UGC NET June 2012 History
The title of 'Mujaddid' was conferred by contemporary historians on which Mughal emperor?
AHumayun
BJahangir
CShah Jahan ✓ Correct
DAurangzeb
Correct answer: (C) Shah Jahan — The title Mujaddid was conferred on Shah Jahan, so the answer is Shah Jahan.
Explanation
★The title Mujaddid was conferred on Shah Jahan, so the answer is Shah Jahan.
★Mujaddid means a renewer of the faith, and contemporary writers applied it to him.
★In 1636 to 1637 Shah Jahan abolished the sijda and paibos, forms of prostration before the emperor.
★He replaced them with the chahar taslim, a more moderate gesture of respect.
★He also replaced the Ilahi era of Akbar with the Hijri calendar.
★The poet Pandit Jagannath served at his court.
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